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basementcat
on July 17, 2023
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Commodore 64 VIC-II 6567/6569 Replacement Project
In addition to providing VGA and DVI output, this optionally adds a blitter and hardware multiplier and divider to the c64.
snvzz
on July 17, 2023
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And configurable color palette, and some video modes, including a pet-compatible 80 column one.
pantulis
on July 17, 2023
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Impressive! Is that a C64 any more???
irdc
on July 17, 2023
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Good question. However, the original hardware is approaching 40 years now, and one could argue that after yet as many years we won’t have anything different.
chrismcb
on July 19, 2023
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It's 41 birthday is next month
irdc
on July 19, 2023
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If we’re being pedantic, the Commodore 64 was produced until 1994, so the most recent specimens around 29 years old.
snvzz
on July 20, 2023
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94?! That's quite the impressive run C64 got.
It's hard to comprehend why Commodore was making these even past A1200 and CD32 releases.
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